Microscopic Hair Comparison Analysis: A Junk Science that Perpetuates Wrongful Convictions

After spending nearly four decades wrongfully convicted, progress was made for Montana Innocence Project client Bernard Pease Jr.’s case when he appeared before the Yellowstone County District Judge Thomas Pardy for an evidentiary hearing in July of 2023.  One piece of evidence that was central to the hearing was a hair found on a condom … Continue reading Microscopic Hair Comparison Analysis: A Junk Science that Perpetuates Wrongful Convictions